‍Foundation English




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Foundation English


Launceston College
2012
Important Information:

Students, please use this Wiki to download and print missed or lost class handouts. If you miss out on watching a DVD, you will need to either see me outside of class time to organise to borrow my personal copy during a free line,
or you can rent a copy from a video rental store, this needs to be done ASAP to ensure you do not fall behind in class.

Parents/guardians, please use this Wiki to understand the scope of the course, if you have concerns about the content or the progress of
your child, please email me in the first instance,
kerri.joyce@education.tas.gov.au.

The order of study is below the assessment task timetable. Cheers

Important links:

TQA Foundation English Course Outline




This sheet is to be attached to all written assessment tasks.


Foundation English is separated into four strands that need to be assessed throughout the year, they are:
Ideas and Issues
Texts and Contexts
Two Applications
Extended Negotiated Study
These are discussed in more detail on the TQA website, as well as in the Foundation English course guide.
To be eligible to receive an award in this subject, students need to:

  • Be assessed at least three times on each criterion in order to be eligible to pass the course.
  • Pass their negotiated study project in order to be eligible to pass the course.


Foundation English Criteria:
1. Communicate accurately in a range of modes.
2. Demonstrate understanding of self and the world through composing and responding to texts.
3. Demonstrate understanding of how values and experiences shape the construction and interpretation of texts.
4. Work constructively with others.
5. Demonstrate understanding and appreciation of text structures and features.
6. Plan, organise and complete activities.
7. Compose and craft a range of texts for different purposes and audiences.
8. Collect and categorise
information.
9. Negotiate, reflect upon and take responsibility for learning.
10. Communicate ideas and
information.


Course Overview 2012

Topic
Assignment Task
Criteria Assessed
Week 1 – 4
Advertising
Advertisement and Powerpoint
Gruen Transfer Moderation Task
Product Placement Diary
Class work on Gruen Transfer
C4, C5, C6 and C10
C2, C3 and C7
C1, C8 and C9
C4 and C6
Week 5 – 8
Teenage
Acceptance Speech
C2, C3, and C10
Week 9 – 11
Application One
Radio Segment Application
C1, C4, C6 and C9
Week 12 – 15
Heroics
Pay it Forward Task
One Punch can Kill Campaign
Gran Torino Analytical Essay
C5, C7 and C8
C1, C2, C4 and C5
C1, C7 and C8
Week 16 – 19
Blockbuster
Blockbuster script
Avatar Debate
C6 and C9
C4, C8 and C10
Week 20 – 22
Application Two
Storybook Application
C1, C4, C5, C7, C9 and C10
Week 23 – 25
Negotiated Study
Negotiated Study
All criteria except C4 – students must pass this task to be eligible for an award in this subject.
Week 26 – 29
Homelessness
Oasis Campaign
Big Issue Article
C2, C3, C6
C1, C7, C10
Week 30 – 33
Short Story and Poetry Writing
Short Story and Poetry Anthology
C1, C5, C7, C9
Extra Unit if Required
Big Brother
Big Brother Debate
C4, C8, C10
Week 34
Taster of Pre-T English
No assessment Tasks
No criteria to be assessed